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School districts should be happy with what they got. Yes, it’s not much more — about $30,000 on average — but New Jersey schools are among the best-financed in the country, and the best performing. We have a lot of other priorities that need to be addressed.

It’s a start, but there appears to be little rhyme or reason as to how the money has been divvied up. Newark got close to a third of the increase — more than $25 million. Other needy districts didn’t get anything close to that. Elizabeth and Plainfield, for instance, got $2.6 million each.

Kids in needy districts are more costly to educate, and funding must reflect that fact. They’re dealing with a whole host of issues, and schools must offer intervention services if we expect them to succeed. Since these districts start with fewer resources, they need more of the state’s help.

It’s not about urban or suburban. This is another year that state failed to fully fund the school-funding formula — by more than $1 billion, leaving too many districts well below what is needed for a “thorough and efficient” education. Time for New Jersey to meet its obligations, no matter what it takes.